Build Quincy Taylor Road and Free River Crossing
Harvey Riggs urges construction of the Taylor Quincy road to unlock Missouri trade, proposing a six mile gravel route with a free ferry or wagon bridge. He cites levee completion, cheap gravel sources, and two nearby rail stations to support swift six mile access to Quincy for farmers and urban traders alike.
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Mercantile Trust & Savings Bank
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Mr. Riggs
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Lewis Counties
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Adams County
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Hannibal
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Marion County
Lewis and
Shelby Counties
Fabius
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Shelby County
Palmyra
Melrose Club to Present Play Back to the Farm
The Melrose Literary club met Friday at Miss Elsie Erke’s home and arranged a May 5 performance of Back to the Farm in the town hall. Cast includes Merril Lepper Esther Reeder Lereen Leo Humphrey Alma Lepper Russell Herleman Wilbur Coe Clarence Meyer Elsie Erke. Also noted are a wife abandonment arrest of Ralph Hendricks and Mrs. William Donald’s return home after hospital stay.
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Melrose Literary Club
Elsie Erke
Merril
Alfred Lepper
Esther Reeder
Lereen
Leo Humphrey
Rose Meade
Alma Lepper
Gus
Russell Herleman
Ashley
Wilbur Coe
Margaret Landon
Major league batting averages and notable athletic figures
Sports news highlights players posting high batting averages and notable performances. Tyrus Cobb remains near .300 while Nelson Nunamaker hits .387 and the Cardinals sit near the bottom at .219. Other veterans and rising stars like Morning glories Olson Mollwitz Mowrey lead with near .400. Castle and Sherer show strong plate discipline and power. coaching moves and no hit games mark the season. Archie McDougall, famed hammer thrower, dies at 75 in Wausau.
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Tyrus Cobb
Nunamaker
St. Louis Cardinals
Olson
Mollwitz
Mowrey
Doyle
Luderus
Merkle
Long
Cravath
O'Donnell Wins 300 Mile Fresno Race
Eddie O'Donnell won the 300 mile Fresno race held during the raisin day celebration. Seventeen starters competed with a winning time of 4 54 13 and a prize of 3000 dollars. Jim Parsons finished second and Frank Elliott third.
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O'Donnell
Fresno
Calif
Eddie O’donnell
Jim Parsons
Frank Elliott
Cornell Wins From Knox Fourth Time Mount Vernon Dual Meet
Cornell defeated Knox for the fourth straight year in a Mount Vernon dual meet on Saturday afternoon. The meet produced the latest in a series of victories for Cornell as they bested Knox with a solid team performance.
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Cornell
Knox
Mount Vernon
Ira
Cornell Captain Manny Stars In Meet Triumphs
Captain Manny of Cornell led the meet with two first places winning the 100 yard dash in 10 seconds and the 220 in .2235. Cornell men dominated by finishing first in all track events. the relay was defaulted to Cornell as Knox failed to field enough runners.
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Manny
Cornell
de Tray
Knox
Welp Exits Exhibition, Cedar Rapids Tops Marshalltown
Cedar Rapids defeated Welp and Marshalltown in an exhibition game here yesterday afternoon by 3 to 1. Schoonovers highlighted the contest with a single double and triple. Batteries were Berger Gross Tadlock and Widner with Welp and Johnson handling pitching duties.
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Welp
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown Central Association
Ansons
Schoonovers
Marshalltown
Berger, Gross, Tadlock
Widner
Johnson
Foley's Honey and Tar Croup Remedy Adverts Night Fear
A wartime style ad warns mothers of nocturnal croup and touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a preventive and curative. Testimonial from Mrs. Ben Meyerink of Clymer, New York credits the product with stopping a choking episode. Miller and Arthur Drug Co. advertises the remedy as providing confidence at night.
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Ben Meyerink
Clymer
N. Y
Miller & Arthur Drug Co
Adv
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